Effects of Fire Frequency on Woody Plant Composition and Functional Traits in a Wet Savanna Ecosystem

Table 2

Tree species (% occurrence) across the three fire frequency strata in Nyanga National Park.

Tree species	Family	HFF	MFF	LFF
Acacia mearnsii	Fabaceae	25	9	21
Brachystegia glaucescens	Fabaceae	23	6	20
Brachystegia spiciformis	Fabaceae	79	63	89
Brachystegia utilis	Fabaceae	16	17	19
Burkea africana	Caesalpiniaceae	—	26	30
Cassia petersiana	Caesalpiniaceae	16	—	10
Combretum molle	Combretaceae	30	15	29
Combretum zeyheri	Combretaceae	10	—	—
Cussonia spicata	Araliaceae	3	15	9
Dichrostachys cinerea	Fabaceae	5	—	—
Diplorhynchus condylocarpon	Apocynaceae	—	16	—
Julbernardia globiflora	Fabaceae	45	45	37
Lannea discolor	Anacardiaceae	—	16	7
Parinari curatellifolia	Chrysobalanaceae	—	14	—
Pinus patula	Pinaceae	4	9	—
Protea gaguedi	Proteaceae	31	7	21
Prunus africana	Rosaceae	—	8	11
Rhus lancea	Anacardiaceae	—	21	6
Syzygium cordatum	Myrtaceae	—	6	4
Syzygium guineense	Myrtaceae	—	—	8
Vachellia amythethophylla	Fabaceae	—	8	8
Vachellia karroo	Fabaceae	15	4	16
Vachellia tortilis	Fabaceae	20	14	—
Vangueria infausta	Rubiaceae	18	11	16

HFF: high fire frequency; MFF: medium fire frequency; LFF: low fire frequency, and not recorded.